Access to the unix socket $WATCHER/socket is covered by $WATCHER's
permission. While the file watcher does not carry much information,
repo file listing is sometimes not something you want other users to
see. Make sure $WATCHER has 0700 permission to stop unwanted access.
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx>
---
file-watcher.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
diff --git a/file-watcher.c b/file-watcher.c
index a6d7f17..91f4cfe 100644
--- a/file-watcher.c
+++ b/file-watcher.c
@@ -56,6 +56,37 @@ static void accept_connection(int fd)
pfd_nr++;
}
+static const char permissions_advice[] =
+N_("The permissions on your socket directory are too loose; other\n"
+ "processes may be able to read your file listing. Consider running:\n"
+ "\n"
+ " chmod 0700 %s");
+static void check_socket_directory(const char *path)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+ char *path_copy = xstrdup(path);
+ char *dir = dirname(path_copy);
+
+ if (!stat(dir, &st)) {
+ if (st.st_mode & 077)
+ die(_(permissions_advice), dir);
+ free(path_copy);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * We must be sure to create the directory with the correct mode,
+ * not just chmod it after the fact; otherwise, there is a race
+ * condition in which somebody can chdir to it, sleep, then try to open
+ * our protected socket.
+ */
+ if (safe_create_leading_directories_const(dir) < 0)
+ die_errno(_("unable to create directories for '%s'"), dir);
+ if (mkdir(dir, 0700) < 0)
+ die_errno(_("unable to mkdir '%s'"), dir);
+ free(path_copy);
+}
+
int main(int argc, const char **argv)
{
struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -76,6 +107,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
socket_path = argv[0];
strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s/socket", socket_path);
+ check_socket_directory(sb.buf);
fd = unix_stream_listen(sb.buf, 0);
if (fd == -1)
die_errno(_("unable to listen at %s"), sb.buf);
--
1.8.5.2.240.g8478abd
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